2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in California (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,764 and had an average of $28,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,128 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $15,395 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Nutrition Science Report

#2

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#2 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UC Berkeley

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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